City Churches To Observe Opening Of Fall Festival
Beckley Fall Festival opens this evening with Religion in the Home and Church as the kickoff for a four day program chaired by W. T. Blakely. Highlights include a 1:30 p.m. children's show Thursday at the Memorial Building and a Woodrow Wilson High School Bluefield game Friday. The festival closes with a Courthouse lawn program and a 4 p.m. parade Saturday. Local merchants offer special buys as Beckley Newspapers promotes publicity. Robert L. Amick heads the festival today. Local pastors plan to weave home and faith themes into sermons Wednesday and Sunday with a WWNR radio broadcast at 7 p.m. Participating churches include St. Stephen’s Episcopal, Ebenezer Baptist, First Methodist, St. Francis de Sales, St. Mary’s Methodist and others with pastors J. A. Richards Corey Mitch ell E. S. Wilson Sylvester Stand B. L. Moss.
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Beckley
W. T. Blakely
Memorial Building
Woodrow Wilson High School
Bluefield
Robert L. Amick
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Amick
W. H. Griswold
First Christian Church
W. Reece Burns
WWNR
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
J. A. Richards
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Corey O. Mitchell
First Methodist Church
E. S. Wilson
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Father Sylvester Stand
St. Mary’s Methodist Church
B. L. Moss
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
Father Kazan
Temple Beth-F1
J. W. Witherspoon
First Baptist Church
Daniel Dorsey
First Assembly of God
T. M. Waldron
Mary McVickers
Salvation Army
Kelley Jean Gunter
Lonnie Gunter Jr
Lincoln St
Michael Lee Dowdy
Omar Dowdy
Avon St
Mercantile Division
The
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Blakeley
United States
Blake
Roger Dale Graviey
Fred Graviey
Klaus St
E. S. Beard
Chris Sarandon
Alex Lavis
Louie Gonzalez
Beckley Plans Restore Growth With Resident Engineer
Beckley advances its comprehensive plan with a full time resident engineer J W Max well John Ward and Truman Sayre aiding the CBD effort. Major Mary McVickers says the Salvation Army will participate while local churches lead the festival child entrants including Mary Pat Cales and Roger Dale Graviey as Becktley Chamber of Commerce urges flag displays during the three day Fall Festival.
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Gerald
Mick” Zubich
LaBastille
Cecil L. Miller
Charleston
Baker
Beckley
Miller
Beaver Coal Co
Paul W. Feigley
Coal Co
Zubich
Rochester
Stegner
Central Business District
Cbd
J. W. Maxwell
John Ward
Truman Sayre
PIC
West Virginia Turnpike
Piney Gorge
Beaver Line
Raleigh County Memorial
Mabscott
Riley Elementary PTA Meeting Rescheduled
The Riley Elementary Parent-Teacher Association has a new meeting time set for Tuesday at 4 30 p m at the school. President Mrs Ellen Hopkins confirms the change.
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Riley Elementary Parent-Teacher Association
Ellen Hopkins
Church Marking 7th Anniversary Of its Pianist
The New Hope Baptist Church marks the seventh anniversary of pianist Miss Betty M. Hairston with programs spanning today through Sunday. A 7 pm Thursday program features Mrs Emma Bowles as MC, performances by the McAlpin and Lester Choirs, solo by F E Henderson, and a sermon by Rev Abner Wright. A 2:30 pm Sunday event includes multiple choirs, a welcome by Miss Francie Colvin, solo by Miss Anna Hughes, history read by Mrs Willia Seales, sermon by Rev Henry Dubois, gifts by Mrs O B Rutledge, and organizational notes from church leaders. Hairston, a Bluefield State College graduate, also serves as dean of music for New Hope, instructor and pianist for local conventions, and hosts a weekly radio program.
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Betty M. Hairston
New Hope Baptist Church
Emma Bowles
McAlpin
Lester
F. E. Henderson
Abner Wright
Carrie Townsend
Raleigh Faith Chapel
New Hope Choirs
Francie Colvin
Anna Hughes
Willia Seales
Henry Dubois
O. B. Rutledge
Raleigh County Board of Education
New Hope Church
New Era District Singing Convention
West Virginia
West Virginia Baptist Music Convention
Senior Baptist Youth Sponsoring Car Wash and Bake Sale
The Senior Baptist Youth Fellowship of the Glen White Missionary Baptist Church plans a car wash from 9 a.m. to noon at Glen White Water Works and a bake sale from 1 to 5 p.m. in Ray's Grocery basement. Proceeds fund song books for the new youth choir. Counselor is Mrs. Jackie Canterbury. James McGee serves as president.
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Senior Baptist Youth Fellowship
Glen White Missionary Baptist Church
Glen White Water Works
Ray’s Grocery
Jackie Canterbury
James McGee
RNS
Conference attendees from Raleigh and state extension agents meet at WVU event
H B Thomas and George Siehl attend the West Virginia University Cooperative Extension Service annual conference at Jackson's Mill. The conference began today and will run through Friday, bringing together county and rural agriculture development staff.
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H. B. Thomas
Raleigh County
George Siehl
West Virginia University Cooperative Extension Service
Jackson’s Mill
FHA Gives Tentative Okeh To Tilden Water Program
FHA tentatively approves a $30,000 loan to the Tilden Community Water Association to build about two miles of pipeline pumping facilities and meters serving roughly 30 families along Glen Morgan Road. Water will be bought from Beckley Water Co. and aims to provide sanitary water for domestic and livestock use.
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FHA
Okeh
Tilden
Soil and Water Association
Tilden Community Water Association
Farmers Home Administration
A. James Manchin
Glen Morgan Road
The
Beckley Water Co
Concord Alumni Will Organize Concord College Chapter Meeting
Raleigh County Concord College alumni plan a 1 p.m. Saturday meeting in Woodrow Wilson High School Auditorium to discuss forming a local alumni chapter. A Concord representative will aid the chapter’s formation and invitation extends to all area alumni.
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Raleigh County
Concord College
Woodrow Wilson High School
Concord
Five Beckley recruits enlist in Air Force training
AF signs five men from Beckley Recruiting Station. They are Bobby Edward Harmon from Squire, Charles Fredrick Karrick from Boomer, Ronnie Carroll Bowman from Squire, Larry Leo Francisco from Dunbar, and Ronald Joseph Dyar from Washington. They have been sent to Lackland AFB Texas for basic training.
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Air Force
Beckley
Lackland Afb
Texas
Bobby Edward Harmon
Keaster Harmon
Squire
Charles Fredrick Karrick
James Karrick
Boomer
Ronnie Carroll Bowman
Meerschaum fits sea foam name from German meaning sea foam
The term Meerschaum traces to the German for sea foam, reflecting its light floating quality and the material’s maritime naming origin.
Crow PTA Carnival Planned Friday Night
The Crow Parent-Teacher Association will sponsor a Halloween carnival Friday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the school. Officers are Bobby Harper president Mrs Dexter Hatcher vice president Mrs Goldie Harper secretary and Mrs Lou Richmond treasurer.
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The
Crow
Associaton
Bobby Harper
Dexter Hatcher
Goldie Harper
Lou Richmond
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Raleigh
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George O. Cales
S. Kanawha St
A. J. Manchin
C. Berkley Lilly
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William K. Ward
Presi
Tilden Association
Manchin
Wiliam Ward
Jesse H. Gravely
Frank Prince
Neville Maytag
and Armstrong
Neville Maytag & Furniture CO
Neville ST
Crow Pta
J. W. Walters
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